Cloth or mop holder



Sept 17, 1935..

c. wiEMER' I 14,755

CLOTH OR MOP HOLDER Fi led Dec. 28, 1954 Inventor (Zr/$7 M'm 'r AttomeyPatented Sept. 17, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a device for holding a cloth or mop whenwashing dishes, floors, and the like, the general object of theinvention being to provide a handle having a head and a slidable yokemember carried by the head for gripping a cloth between its might and anend of the head.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the head.

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5--5 of Fig. 2.

In this drawing, the numeral I indicates the handle and the numeral 2indicates a head formed on the handle but of substantially rectangularshape. The head has a longitudinally extending slot 3 therein whichextends from one side edge to the other side edge and said head isformed with a groove 4 which passes through the free end and along theside edges where its ends communicate with the slot. A yoke or U-shapedmember 5 has its limbs engaging the side portions of the groove andextending into the side portions of the slot, and said member isslidably supported on the head by the staples 6 which are driven intothe side edges of the head. Each limb has an eye I at its free endthrough which a bolt 8 passes, the bolt also passing through the slot 3with a wing nut 9 placed on the threaded end of the bolt and washers IDare placed between the side edges of the head and the eyes I.

Thus, it will be seen that by loosening the nut,

the yoke or U-shaped member can be adjusted towards and away from thehead when sliding the bolt in the slot 3 and when in adjusted positionthe nut is tightened to hold the yoke in adjusted position.

As will be understood, a cloth has a portion placed between the bight ofthe yoke and the free end of the head. Then, the yoke is adjusted toclamp the cloth in place. This device can be used for washing dishes orby making it larger, it can be used as a floor or other mop.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

' I claim:

1. A device of the class described comprising a handle, a head formed atone end of the handle and having a slot therein extending from one sideedge through the other, a yoke having its limbs slidably supported fromthe side edges of the head, a bolt passing through the slot and theportions of the ends of the limbs of the yoke, and a nut on the bolt.

2. A device of the class described comprising a handle, a head formed atone end of the handle and having a longitudinally extending slot thereinpassing from one side edge through the other, the end edge and portionsof the side edges being grooved, a yoke having its limbs fitting in theside grooves, eye members carried by the side edges of the head andthrough which the limbs of the yoke pass, said limbs having eyes at thefree ends, and a bolt passing through the eyes and. through the slot andhaving a nut on its outer end to fasten the yoke in position.

CHRIST WIEMER.

